Beauty and the Beast
Australia Zoo, Asian Elephant rear, with butterfly :) Canon 50D, 85mm.

Beauty and the Beast belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, Animal Kingdom, Elegant Elephants!, Just Brown, Miniatures and Mammoths, Nature's Wonders, The Addicted Photographerâ–º2 Per Dayâ—„ and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Karri Klawiter
LOL Nice shot!
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you Karri :)
Sharon Perrett
LOL, love the title, very cute :))
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you Sharon :)
Gene Walls
Nice!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Gene mate :)
Rick Lawler
“Does this butterfly make my butt look big?” Great shot!
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe! Thanks a bunch Rick :)
Cindirelli
Now that’s what I call a kiss!!! LOL Nice shot, Adam! ~|}:)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Cindi, appreciate the comment :)
Marion Cullen
LOL, what a great shot. One in a million!
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you very much :)
Kate Adams
Great shot Adam!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Kate :)
Michael McCasland
This is a very sweet photograph.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Michael :)
Agnes McGuinness
Fabulous capture. A real one-off. Agnes xx
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Agnes :)
shalayne
awesome shot, very cool
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
joyousmoon
Great shot…totally unique!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Pamela, appreciated :)
Anne-Marie Lad...
LOL!! What a great shot!
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you Anne-Marie :)
TsipiLevin
Great shot :-)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
jinney
Awesome Adam!
Class and ass!
Lol!
Beautiful work!
-jinney
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a bunch Jinney :)
Lori Peters
Awesome capture. xo
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you very much Lori :)
lorilee
Oh my!!!!!!!! A fabulous capture!!!!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a bunch Lorilee :)
Auntymazza
Nice shot, he think he needs ponds
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, he definately needs a bath :)
Marlboroman
Cool Shot Adam.. You have a flare for the wild life
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much mate :)
Visual Inspi...
Oh this is priceless!!! Instant favorite!! Great capture Adam! ;0) rhonda
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks so much for the comment :)
Sooty6
who said you could use my butt in this picture !! hehe.
Nice
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe Sooty, thanks :)
str8upghetto
more like “Booty and the Beast” hahaa
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, takes up the entire frame, that’s for sure :)
Suzanne D Jaes...
Hehe Great Shot Adam … :)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Suzanne :)
Wendy Slee
This is just glorious! In every way!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Wendy :)
Harald Gick
Great shot!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you Harald :)
Nancy Chambers
Now that’s a once in a lifetime shot Adam. Nice job!!! :)
Love the title!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Nancy :)
Tracy Faught
Adorable! Just way to perfect! LOVE it!!! :D
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks you very much Tracy :)
Stephen Thomas
This photo bring a smile to the face! Wonderful picture! MY BUBBLESITE
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Stephen :)
heeb
Ha! This is great! You have a good sense of humor!
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks a bunch :)
Cydell
love this capture, and what an amazing animal the elephant is. wonderful work.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Cydell :)
jansnow
How adorable, great capture!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks so much Jan! :)
ltruskett
love this too…...............such a small delicate creature sits so comfortably with one of nature’s giants….........
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much mate, I love this shot :)
nicephore
Opposites attract, I’d say! Lovely, puts a smile on my face.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks for the comment :)
catherine walker
wow…how’s that a totally amazing photo..well done!!...funny too!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Catherine :)
monaiman
What amazing capture !!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
aussiedi
WOW.. this is an amazingly cute shot..love it.
Di
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Di :)
dolphinkist
Well, I think everyone else has already said anything I was thinking. This is just awesome. A great capture and something I have to say I have never seen before…and I don’t think it likely I’ll see again in the future!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much for the kind words :)
klezedawg
I always knew we weren’t the only creatures on earth to adorn body art, great capture
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks very much :)
Josie Eldred
Haha, this is hilarious, what a great capture.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much iltby :)
horsegoggles
What a great capture!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
Dane Austin
Classic!! That’s great! :) :)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Dane :)
Brandie1
This is so adorable.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
Lynn Stratton
This is great! Talk about being in the right place at the right time. I am sure the Zoophoria group would absolutely love to have this in their gallery. :)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks for the heads up on the group and lovely comment Lynn :)
Chrisy
Great shot…now which is the beauty and which the beast…
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks Chrisy :)
KLiu
perfect timing! great shot
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a bunch KLiu :)
Uta Mooney
hehehe gotta love a big bottom
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, I had to laugh :)
Keith Smith
Awsome animal and nature shots you have Adam, excellent work!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Keith :)
poupoune
Wonderful pic, simply wonderful!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
Peri
How cool is that!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a bunch Peri :)
bicyclegirl
What a great smile maker…. it’s perfect!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks, I agree, makes me smile :)
Jonicool
This is too great! Nice work :)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Joni :)
Mary Campbell
Brilliant, what a great capture.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Mary :)
LeeMascarello
What a great and humorous shot. This should be a poster somewhere.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Lee, I have printed a bunch of them up in my internet cafe, good sellers :)
Cassey
If dimples are where the angels kiss us, what is it when a butterfly kisses an elephant? According to this photo, magic. lol. Funny and beautiful.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Cassey :)
belle2593
Your title couldn’t say it any better, lol.
The butterfly is lovely.
I like how you can see every wrinkle in the elephant.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a million Belle :)
Megan Martin
Oh my gosh!!! This is AWESOME!!!! You were really in the right place at the right time for this one! PERFECT capture Adam! INSTA-FAV!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a million Megan :)
laureenr
Awesome Adam. What a fantastic shot.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Laureen :)
Kathryn Potempski
Incredibly beautiful!
This is as good as it gets! I really like the composition…... What can I say! Everyone has said it Congratulations Adam
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Kathryn, appreciate your comments :)
ofeelia
hahaha i love this one ! great work ! hahahaha
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks for the comment :)
cammiecakes
Haha awesome
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much :)
Sherry Osborn
Did you photoshop the butterfly on his butt?
Adam Gormley replied
Nope, I don’t own photoshop :( I bought a version second hand, and it was a fake! I was so upset… Saving to buy it next!
DiEtte Henderson
This is hilarious, but adorable. Nicely captured.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks DiEtte :)
Gail Bridger
Perfect….love it!! :)))
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Gail :)
wildrider58
Great shot
Adam Gormley replied
Cheers mate! :)
cloudsdreams
who would have THUNK AND TRUNK REAR….awesome capture. love this. very grande’ the scale and feel. love elephants myself…..)))) wonderful. janet
Adam Gormley replied
Thank you very much for the comment Janet :)
John Beamish
Very cool :)
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks John :)
noeleenbv
Hee Hee, this is a such a cool shot, well done!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Noeleen :)
Christine Boretti
Very funny!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Christine :)
Farras Abdelnour
two extremes! clever and beautiful capture!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Farras :)
blaueaster
lol …
what a funny idea :D
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks for the comment :)
Kenny Gulley Jr.
haha just brilliant!
love it the beauty and ugly
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks a million Kenny :)
Mohammad Khaksar
wow perfect timing dude…what a great tittle!
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks a bunch mate :)
gerrardt
Nice Butt!! LOL…
Adam Gormley replied
hehe, thanks Gerrard :)
Ginny York
LOLOL How many times will you ever see this??? hahaha You sure were at the right place at the right time Adam. Way to go!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks a bunch Ginny! :)
CazzieCreations
LOL thanks for the smiles Adam :0)) Great capture!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, no worries Cazzie, thanks for stopping by :)
DaveBassett
Fantastic capture Adam.
Not sure if I would like to be the butterfly. Looks like a dangerous landing field.
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks a bunch Dave! :)
FlowersEtc
LOL, Absoutely perfect and SOooooo funny. “Funny Fanny” :<)
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks a bunch :)
EmeraldSun
Ha,ha,ha!
-Now THIS is CUTE!!!-Wonderful shot!!!!—Hugzzz—Bea :D))XXXAdam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Bea :)
Little Rascals...
how cute!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Susanne :)
Scott d'Almeida
awesome cheers;
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Scott mate :)
invisible
WHAT A FANTASTIC SHOT and ARTWORK ADAM ! YOU ARE A WINNER ! WELL WELL DONE !
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks for the kind words, appreciated! :)
invisible
ONE MORE THING ! COCTEAU YOU !;-))))))))
bev langby
wow this is popular and im not surprised its just stunning a once in a life time shot , cool
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks so much Bev, appreciated! :)
Margaret Harris
I was wondering if you put that butterfly on the tiger but now I know you did..lol…this shot is priceless….Love your work!!
Adam Gormley replied
Hehe, thanks a million Margaret :)
Luann wilslef
Perfect time and place..great shot
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Luann :)
CherilynJoy
You’ve got to be kidding! Great shot of a rare moment.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Cherilyn! :)
moonlight
wonderful
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Moonlight! :)
LoreLeft27
oooh this is cool
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much! :)
Babbler
ha ha ha funny !
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Babbler! :)
Lance Leopold
Fabulous!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Lance mate! :)
Olga
Hilarious!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Olga! :)
Ciska
LOL what a fantastic shot and great title, well done!!!
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Ciska! :)
auntydakine
too funny
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks very much Auntydakine! :)
JennyDean
Adam what about this for the Queensland butterfly challenge???? It’d get my vote for sure! :)))))
Adam Gormley replied
What group is that in Jenny, I’ll add it for sure :) Thanks for that!
JennyDean
Queensland Group :))) too cool, not many entries so far, that’d be great.
Adam Gormley replied
Thanks Jenny :)
steppeland
Great catch! Definite fav for me :D
a~m .
Well Done Adam!
piacere
Fantastic!
Stephen Thomas
Awesome and unique photo!
a~m .
Well Done Again!